Machine for manufacturing shoe or similar lacings.



* No. 895,724.= Q PATENT D AU,G .1'1, 1908.

W. HUGHURGH. .v 4 MACHINE FOR MANUFAOTURING SHOE 0R SIMILA-ELAGINGS.

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- W. H. CHURCH. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING-SHOE OR SIMILAR LAGINGS.

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v w. HQOHURGH. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAGINGS.

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Y w. H. CHURCH. v MACHINE FOR MANUFAGTURING'iSHOE- OR $IMILAR LAGINGS.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAOINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JANA, 1908.

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No.89 5,724. p 'PATENTEDAUG.11, 1908. W. H. CHURCH.

- MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAG INGS.

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MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING SHOE 0,11 SIMILAR LAGINGS,

\ APPLICATION IILBD JANA, 1908.

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I :NVEN T17 i No.895,724. PATBNTED AUG.11, 1908. W. H. CHURCH.

MAOHINHFOR MANUFAQTURING SHOE 0R SIMILAR LAGINGS.

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mwN u Tmw 3h mun INVINTUH citizen these objects by providing a machine with i terial, feed a ribbon of tip stock, indenture Ltip to the strip of lacing material, give an direction, Gui/113116 double 'tip centrally and the machine in the process of being manuview oi the machine,

turret, 1n the county of Providence and State intermittent transverse IIlOtlOIl ends of the lacing, release the comp ated i with theoperative parts int 1e position. they Anni. onrron mm 6T WILLIAM 11. 0111111011, or PAIWTUXEFT, nnonn ISLAND, ASSIGNOR 'rornovinnncn 'r1rrnve nacnnvn COMPANY, or rnovmnncn, nnonn ISLAND.

- Macrame FORVMANUFIACT'URING srron on SIMILAR LAomGs.

110,895,724. Specification of Letters Patent. H Patented Aiig. 11, 1908.

Application filed January 4, 1908. Serial No. 409,346.

To all whom ti may concern: r receivin Beit known that I, .lNI LIAM H. CHURCH, a. l

of the United States, residing at Pawnately dropped. -F1g. Bis a view looking at the back of the machine, showing the driving 1 mechanism and the location'of the roll of tip stock. Fig. 4 is a right hand end view of the machine, showing the means for connecting the reciprocating feed motion mechanism ,with the driving mechanism. Fig. 5'is a left provement in. machines used in the manuhand end view of the machine, showing the tacture of shoe, or other lacings and more! frame below the bed broken away an the particularlyto an improvement in machines means for iving an intermittent rotary inoada ted to automatically tip shoe, corset or l tion to the acing'carrymg mechamsnn Fig. similar lacings. r v 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on hne 6 6 The objects of my invention are to irnof Fig. 1, showing the lacing clamping jaws prove the product, increase thev production in the lacing carryingunechanisin and the and lessen the cost of manufacturing shoe, means for operating the same. F1g. 7 1s a corset or similar lacing s, and I accomplish vertical sectlonal view taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 1, showing'the tip stock feed mechanism.

Fig. 8 is an enlar ed detail sectional view taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 1, showin "the mechanism for holding the completed acing centrally .and-for-releasing the same, thereby alof Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful lin rovement in Machines for Mannfacturing hoe or Similar Lacings, of which the following is a s ecification.

This invention' asreierence to an im:-

mechanism adapted toreciprocally feed a continuous st'ripoi 'lacingmaterial into the machine the length of one lacing-tor each reciprocating movement of the lacing mathe tip stock, cut and apply lacin 'rec'eivin ook. Fig. isanenlarged detail sectiona view taken on line 9 9 ofFig.

'8, showing the'c'onstruction of the lacing holding mechanism'and the/means for adjustablysecuring the. lacing receivin hook in a position to receive the completed lacing.

l Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail view of part of a double. metal to the double tipped strip of lacing material in a circular the strip of lacing material, thereby forming a tip on each end of the severed lacing material, hold the tipped endsof the. lacing, hold the lacing centrally, release. the ti ped of the lacing, clamping jaws and showingt-hc same in the closed position. Fig. 11 is an lacing and allow enlargeddetail sectional view taken on line receiving hook,- machine. H 1

A further object of my invention is to pro vide anautomatic machine that will manu iacture-shee, corset or similar lacings having amore uniform len th and a more undeviating length of tip than has heretofore been done. 1

The figures the same to fall onto a cing all in one. operation ofthe I v of the strip of lacing material in full hncs'and ',the position tho-smnc would assume, when depressed into the tip forming dies, in broken lines. Fig. 12 is ancnlarged vertical sectional view taken on line 1212 of Fig. 1, showing the tip stock feed rolls, the tip stock indenturing dies, the double ti lorming dies and the cutter for cuttingtho onble tip centrally. 'Fig. 13 4s an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on line 13-13 of Fign12, showing the tip stock indcnturing dies in the open or normal position and the slide for operating the same. Fig. 14. is a still further enlarged detail sectional view through the cutting and double tip forming dies, showing the dies in the open position, a strip of lacing material in the dies, the end of thetip stock in the dies in the position tobe out oh and formed around the strip of lacing material and the indentur-ing dies in the open position.

in the'dra'win s are all shown would assume at the start of one operation of the machine to manufacture a complete shoe, corset or similar lacing. I

" Figure '1 is a top plan view of myimproved automaticmachine for nmnufacturing shoe lacings, showing a strip of lacing material in facturcd into shoe lacings. Fig. 2 is a-front showing themechanism for giving a reciprocating feed motion to l the strip of lacing material and the lacing l lowing-the com ,letedjlacing to drop onto a the lacing carrying mechanism looking one hooks at each end ofthe machine on whic "the completed lacings are alter- 11 1-1 of Fig. 10, showing the normal position Y Fig. 15 is an enlarged detail sectional view similar to Fig. 14, showing the dies in the closed position, the piece of tip stock out off 7 and formed around the .strip of lacing material thereby forming a double tip on the same, and the indenturing dies in the closed position'to indenture the next piece of tip stock.- Fig. 16- is a diagrammatic view, showing the position the strip of lacingmate rial assumes in the machine in forming three complete lacings and partlyforming two lacings. Fig. 17 is ,a detail view of apiece of 'lacing'material, showing the same as it en-' ters the machine.

Fig. 18 is a detail'view of the lacing material after the. dies have formed a double tip onthe same, andFig. 19 is a view of the same after the double tip and lacing has been cut by the cutting mechanism and a tip formed on each end of the sevthe machine, b-the bed, the g .ism, d the 0 crating lever, 'e the lacin' feed slide track, the lacing feed clamping the lacing depressing mechanisms, m the ing intermittent motion mechanism, n the "tip forming mechanism, 0 the tip forming. i p the tip stock indenturing mechanism, 1" the tip stock feed mech-' ered lacing.

In thedrawings, a indicates theiframe of driving mechanslide,'gthe acing feed slide reciprocating mechanism, 71, the lacing carryingmechanism, 'i i the lacin .jaw operating mechanismafk l Z Z the lacing holding mechanisms} lacin g carryoperating mechanism,

I l -anism, s the double tip cutting mechanism, t

the tip stock reel, 11, u the adjustable lacing receiving hooks, H stock, to a strip pleted lacing, 1 centric ,shaft, 3 and bevel gear shafts, 5 the lacing carrying mecho a ribbon of thin metal tip of lacing materiahy a comthe driving shaft, 2xthe ee- 4 upper intermediate anism'shaft, '6 'the front cam shaft, 7 the ver- .tic-al bevel shaft, and 9- the lacing. slide reciprocating I IO adjacent t tive positions in the machine. 1 The frame a may be of any form adapted to'sup ortthe bed b and mechanism not supm'echanism shaft, all of tatably supportedin bearings in their opera pdrte onthe-bed. r The bed I) is rectangular inform and has the two elon 'ated longitudinal openings 10 lacing carrying mechanism h, and'the transverse opening 11 for'the tip stock feed mechanism r, as shown in Fig.1. I

Thedriving'mechanism c consistsjof a pul- 1 ley 12 secured on the driving shaft 1, a clutch 13 one member of I ley 12 and the other splined to'theshaft 1 so which is secured to the pulthat the same revolves with the shaft and may "be movedlongitudinally on the shaft, and a balance wheel 14 secured to the'left'hand end rotatabl'y sugportedin of the shaft, which is bearings secured to-the top of-the ed at the rearof the machine," as hown-in-Figil. f f A train of'gears 15, 16 17 connects driving-shaft 1 with the eccentric shaft 2, as

lever d is pivotally secured to the bed I) and is operato the movable member of s aced to form ways for the lacing'feed slide These bars 18 18 are supported above the secured to the bed I), as shown in Fi s. 1 2 and 4. i

the track e and is constructed to have a guide eye 20 for the stra an inwardly-exten a tension device 22' through which the strip of rying mechanism h, as shown in Figs. .1 and 4.

anism-g consists of a tubular arm 23 pivotally secured at its lower end to'the center ofthe gear shaft,- 8 thelower bevel gear said shafts being ro-'- e'front-of the machine for the the machine (for different leng and 'constructed'to have a-seriesof seven e- "riphe'r'aLnotches 36 36' forming s'even-ra "'al .w1ngs'3Z37 shaped to hold-the strip, of lacing materialg'w andaround which thestriofj-lacl j ing fit in the tubulararm 23 andpivotally se cured at its ul lacing feed s'li ally secured at itsinner end we slide 26 arm 23 and pivotally and 'adjustably secured at its outer end to-a crankdisk 27 through a brokenlines in Fig secured to the shaft 9 which is rotatably supported in bearings inthe frame a. A train the shaftS which is'rotatably supported as shownin Fi 4.- .tively connecte with the shaft 7 by the v evel connected with the shaft 2 "by the bevel gears '33 and 34.

crank dis 25, the tubular arm 23 and the rod 24 moves revolution of the driving sha t 1.1-

The lacing carryin two disks 35 35,.eac .secured'on the'shaft 5 t-hs oflaoings) per end to the bottom of the ef, a connecting rod 25pivotradial slot in the crank disk, as shown" in 2. The crank disk 27 is of gears 28, 29 and 30 connectsthe shaft 9 wit in bearings on'the lower portion of the frame a,

' The shaft 8 is 'o eragears31' and'32 and the shaft 7"is operatively- The ratio of the gearing is such that the shaft '9 revolves one-half a revolu- 1 Y tion to one revolution of the shafts 2, 7 and'8, thereby iving one-half a revolution togthe 27 and through the connecting-rod the lacing feedslidefonthe'tracke-from one end of. the machine to the opposite end in one -ing. material wis'carried in feeding t e same at the same ratio and in the same direction.

the usual way, as shown in 1 and 3 and in broken lines verted Lshaped bars 18 18 which-extend the length of the machine at the front and are bed onthe brackets 19 19 which in turn are The lacingfeed slide fhas a slidin fit on of lacing material to and ing guide arm 21'carry1ng lacing material wisguided to the lacing car- The lacing feed slide reciprocatingmech' frame'a. at the front, a'rod 24 having a slid- I which is adjustably secured to the tubular mechanism It comprises diskbeingadjustably' adjacenta'each end of I YET-895,724 v a intothe lacingc'arrying shown. 'in'l i 1,"s.- 1, 4', .8 and 16. J A circularg franie 38 mgs 10 10in the 'b'edb and each circular frame 135- is constructed tovhaye amate r sh .circu 'lar cavity 40 in'its inner face,:a seriesof-seve'n g mm the inn "faceof vthe fra'rneiinto each 345. 45., each-guide rod. 45 being secured at.

drug .41 and havinga slide 4-6 to which ably fs red; a rll;47,and a'coiled 8 ..onth ed'interliiediatethe hub 39 .{Slide4 end zs and having a stem 52 inthe bore 43.

' inner end-0f hestein -2 is flush with the. periphery of thecavity' 40 with the clainpingjaws'in their normal position, and a pin 536njthe stem in the slet :44 limits the outward .rnovenient of-the jaws. The ten- 'sion (if the :coiled spring 48 holds the "clamping jaws 50 and 51 in theirslosed position and in their outward or normal po s ition in rthe-lu' 41 T A-disk54'having thetopfnotch 55 a'na central hub 56 is held on the shaft 5 in the, circular. cavity and secured from rotating by a collar'57 Whichis secured to the hub 56' of.-the" disk-5.4and to the iiXed front head 102-of-the machine, as shown in-Figs. 1, 4'0 6,10and'11.

anismsi'tare each located adjacent the circu jlar frames 38:38 andeach consists of a cam d sk 58 secured to the front cam shaft 6 and:

havin'g-adouble cam 59 on on'eside and a roll secured the'lie'd 1) ins, position'for the r0 havinga roll 62- on its outer endand pivotal'l? l 62 :to engage with the doublecam 59 and for the inner end of the lever ,to engagei'witha; L-shaped end of theclamping slide 76 away from the disk 35. 1 The caml72 acts to force r'oll'47 on a slide 46Iaridzopenflhefclarnping ljavvsg5O andl filaagainst the tension'of thecoiled spri-ng'48', at a predeterminedftime, to-

v 7 receive thestr'ip of lacing-material fgb,ia s it is listed into *the'lacing carrying mechanism. 7. These bell crank levers '61 61 act simnltae neously' in .both mechanisms 'to' open'the clampingjaws when the jawshave reached the required. position to receive the strip of lacing material." The-rolls 60 60 are placed in oppositely-disposed positions on thecarn disks 58 58., A lever 63in each mechanism is c on%ructedto have a segmental member 1 64 pivot-ally secured to its inner end and-is 65 pivotally seeuredadjacent its center to the e .hub at each inner end cf the. open- I it 2.i1i aQlug-41land a radial slot 44 extend.

seriesof seven radial guide nk 49pi veta-lly secured at end-tn the slide- 46 and at its outer I. clamping jaw' 50which is. pivotally 'securedte a clamping-jaw 51in the cavity 42 The lacing clamping 'jaw operating mechb in a position for the outer end of the disk -58.and for the segmental member 64 to engage vvith the twolower rolls 47 47 on the lower slides 46 4.6 and open the two-lower clampingjaws' some 51, thereby releasing the ends of thec'oinpleted'lac'ing. These levers 63 63'a ct alternately in each mechanism to release the ends of the completed lacings 'on' eachfs'idefiof the machine. A sprocket wheel 65 issecured-to the upper bevel gear shaftv 4 and is connected td a sprocket Wheel 66 on the front cam shaft .6 by a sprocket chain 6'7,'as,'sho wn in Figs. 1 and 5. The sprocketwheel 65 is one-half the size of the sprocket wheel 66, thereby giving one-half a revoliitionto thefront cam shaft 6 to one revolution otthe upper bevel gear shaft 4 1 Which isrevelv'ed at the same ratio as the driving shaft l through the bevel gear 68 on the shaft 4 meshing with the bevel gear 69 en the shaft 3, the bevel gear 70 on the shaft 3 meshing with the bevel gear 71 on the shaft 2,- and the train-of gears 15, 16 and 17 connect- ;ing the driving shaft 1 with the eccentric shaft 2, as shown in'Fig. l.

The lacing holding mechanisms k 7r: are each located adjacent the disks 35 35 of the lacing carrying mechanism h at each end of the machine at the front, and each consists of a cam 72 secured to the front cam shaft 6, a lever 73 having a roll 74 on its outer end, a slot 75 in its inner end and pivotally secured atitscenter to the bed 5 in a position for the roll 74 to engage with the cam '7 2 and for the inner end to'extend inward under the shaft 5. A clamping slide 7 6 having the L-shaped end lever to engage with the: roll 60 on the cam 'havin a'central hub 39'i S i F d-l b he h -f 77 and the pin 78 has a sliding fit in a holding member 79 which is adjustably secured to the under side of the bed I) in a position to .bring the L-shaped end 77 of the clamping slide 76 centrally against the outer face'of a disk 35 and the .pin78 upwards through the slot'75 in the inner end-of the lever 73. A

l I pin 80 is secured to the holding member 79 60 on the opposite-side, aliell crank-lever 6 1 and a coiled spring 81 is connected to the L-shapedend 77 of the clampin slide and to the pin 80,, as shown in hig. 9, the tension of the coiled spring 81 holding the the L -shaped end 77 of the lever 73 against the face of the disk'35 and clamp or hold the central looped-portion of the lacing between the L-shaped endand the disk until after the tipped ends of the lacing are released from the clampingjaws 50 and 51 in the lacing carr in .mechanism h. .i

T e acingdepressing mechanisms Z Z are located 'partly' overeach .of the circular frames 38 38 of the lacing carrying mechanisms hit, and eachconsists'of a nent' lever 82 pivotall secured adjacent its inner end to-the fiXe "head93 of the machine'ina pcv sition-for the outer end of the lever to extend 'tary motion movement to the shaft 5 a'nd the lacing carr g'mechanism h of one-.sev:

over the upper clamping aws and 51 a reclprocating cam- 83 pivotally secured to the head in a position to engage with the lnner end of the lever 82, a-connecting rod 84 operatively connecting the cam 83 with the tip forming plunger 94 in the head, and.

a coiled spring 85 connected with the inner end of the lever 82 and with a pin on the head, the'tension of the coiled spring 83 holding the inner end of the lever 82 against the cam 83 and the outer end 0f the lever .82. out of engagement with the clamping jaws -50and 5 1, as shown in Fig. 6. Onthe inward movement of the tip forming plunger,

94 the cam 83 operatesto depress the outer end of the lever 82-which,- engaging with the i clamping jaws- 50 and .51, moves the clampmg jaws and the slide 46 downward against ;the tension of the coiled-spring 48 and depresses the strip of lacing material .w into the tip forming die member on the front head. As the clamping jaws 50 and 51are forced downward the end-of thestem "52' enters thenotch 55 in the periphery of the disk 54, as shown in broken lines in Fig; 1'1.

on the next. intermittent-rotary movement of the lacing carrying mechanism It the end of the stem 52 is forced out of the notch 55 onto the periphery bf the disk 54; thereby moving t e clamping jaws 'outward and holding the same in the receivingojr normal position, as shown ingFigs.- 6 and 10, irrespective of the action of the coiled spring 48.

The lacing carrying intermi'ttent motion-- mechanism mcons'ists of a disk 86 secured to the outer end. of the upper bevel-gear shaft 4 and havingv a circular hub. '87. with a -"co'ncaved cut-away portion188 in its periphcry and a pin 89- extending out from'the .40.

'.tion.88, anda dis face of the disk opposite, the' cutaway por- 90 secured to the adjajcent end of the shaft 5'and haying a' series of seven radial slots 91 91 extending inward.

- fromthe periphery andformingseven interwhich are concavedlto coincide/with the periphery of the hub; 87 on the disk 86, as

mediate Wings 92 92,v theperipheral faces of shown in Fig. 5. One revolution of the disk 86 throughthe pin 8'9 engagingjwith'a'slot' 91 inthe disk 90 gives--an-'intermittent rov enth of a revo iition, and the hub ,87 engag fling with the cencaved face of a-- 'ing the I tip formingjand cutting operations.'.

V The 'tip' forming'm'echan'ism n consists 10f locks the lacingcarryingmechanism h dur a head, 93" supporting. -a horizontal reciproe eating plunger 94 'and-securedjcentrally' to M the bed. 'bat the inner edge of the openings '-109 an I 13. The-tension of'tthe .coiledf springs 111 111 'holds'the reciprocat'ing' die-107 in it's open across the die and forms a transverse cutting edge 98. A fixed'die '99 having a' depressed face 100 merging forwardly intov a-s.e1nicirwhich is secured to, the bed 1) intermediate .the openings 10 10 and in a positionstohr'mg the-fixed die 99 into alinement. with the re- "ciprocating die'95, as shown in Fig. The semiecircular recesses 97 and 101 formcular'recess 101 which extendstransversely across the dieyissecured to a' front head 102 6 a circular. bore when the dies are closed.

.The forwardly-projecting end .96 of the reciprocating die 95. 111 its forward movement strikes the end-of the tip stock 1; and bends I it over into the semi-'circular-recess:101 in the fixed'die 99, as shownin Fig. 141- The cutting edge 98 on the reciprocating die now cuts off the double tip blank-and the semi-circular recesses 98' and-101 inthe dies form a double tip from. the. tip blankby' 'terial w, as shown in Fig. 15-. I

The tip forming 'operatingxmechanism- 0 consists of an eccentric 103 on the driving shaft 1 and having a connecting-.rod-104 pivreciprocating movement to the plunger-94.

.T e t1p stock indenturing.mechanisnt p 'otally secured to the rear end of the plum er I 94,as shown in Figs. 1 and .6 One revo u tion of the eccentric'103 givesone complete consists of a fixed die 105 having the indentures 106 106 and secured in-fa vertical osi 5 tion' in the top of the front head 102, a orizontal reciprocating die 107. having the teeth 108- 108 coinciding with-theindentures 106 -106in the fixed die 105 and reciprocally sup? j ported in the'top of the front head102 tn ,alinement with the fixeddie105, as shown 1n Figs-12 and 13.- ,The reciprocating die 107is secured to a cross bar 109which 1s reciproios cally su ported ontwo studs'1'1I0 1 10 secured to-the ront head "102, each stud having,- a coiled spring 111' intermediate the cross bar the fronthead 102, as shown in Fig.

or normal position; A shde 112is reciproeally supported in .the head-93 in alinement with. the indenturing dies; Two 1 coiled. springs 113 113in cavities in the head 93 are attached at one end to the'forward'en'd of the slide -112 and at-theirinner ends to thehead 93,. as shown in Fig. 13,a-nd a pin 1 14 ,is See cured tothe plunger-94inaposit1on toengage 1 2 withthe rear end of the slide 1 12, as shown in J i Fig. 6. A f'orward movement of the plunger 94'to form a double tip causes the pin" 114cm the plunger to engage with the rear end of the slide '1 12 and move the "slide: fo wa d which engagmg with d v ng'thereciprocating die-107 forces -.theoints 1'08, 108, t the die- :into the ti stockgjt us forming points on the I inside of "t e' tips to; assist-in securing the tips lacings, Qnthe reverse movement of r 85 forcing the tip blank-aroundandcompress ing. the same. onto the strip of lacing .ma

' nect-ing rod 123 is pivotally connected to the eccentric 1 I to cut the double on each end of the severed lacing 'tably supported in the front head 102. A ratchet gear the plunger springs 113 1 normal osition.

The tip stock-feed mechanism 7 comprises two teed rolls 115 115'rotatahly sup orted in bearings in a cavity in the front hea 102 and in a position to feed the ribbon of ti stock 11 iipwards through the indenturing dies, 105' an 107 to the tip formingdies 95 and 99; A train of gears 116, 117 and 118, as-shown in broken lines inFig. 12, 0 eratively connects the feed rolls-115 115 with a shaft119 rota- 1201s secured to the opposite end of the shaft 119 and a pawl lever, 121 havinga pawl 122 is pivotally supported on't'he shaft 119 in a position for the pawl 122 to engage with the ratchet gear 120. A conend of the awl lever 121 and to the forward end of a be 1 crank lever 124 which is ivotally secured to the underside of the iiiedl). A- connecting rod 125 is ivotally connected to the lower end of the ellcrank lever 124 and tothe lower end of a vertical lever 126 whichextends upward through the o ening 11 in the bed I) and is pivotally secure to the bed, and a connecting rod 127 is pivotally connected to the upper end of the vertical lever 126 and to an eccentric 128 on the driving shaft 1, as shown in Figs.'1- and 7. By this construction, for each revolution of the 28 the feed rolls 1'15 115 are revolved to feed the ribbon of tip stock a; from the reel t to the tip'for'ming dies 95 and 99 a distance the equivalent of one double tip. The tip cutting mechanism 8 consists of two cutter blades 129 129, each blade having't he oppositely-deposed V-shaped cutting edges 130130 on their upper forward ends, andre'ciprocally supported in a horizontal position in the head 93under theplunger 94, as shown in Fig. 12.' Connecting rods 131 131 are pivotally connected totherear ends of the cutter blades129 129 and to eccentrics 132 132 secured in oppositely-disposed positions on the eccentric shaft 2, asshown in Figs. 1 and 6. By this construction the cutter blades 129 129 are givenareciprocating motion in opposite directions and are timed\ tip centrally to form a tip simultanee tipon the ously with. the forming of a doub strip of lacing materia The tip. stock reel tis rotatably'supported in a bracket 133 secured to the bed i v rear in a position to feed the ribbon of t p fstor-k v to the feed rolls 115 115, as shown 1n Figs. 3, 6 and 12.

The lacing receiving hooks u a each conof' a shank 134 having a hook-shaped end 135 and adjus'tably secured to thehold l ing member 79 at each end of the machine in posi ion for the lioolvsliaped end 135 to conic-under a disk 35 of the lacmg carrying .as shown in Fig. 19.

-the tip forming dies 9 'formed simultaneously in one revolution of locked in the receiving,

cut-ting position by the lacing carrying inter- 00 at the mechanism h, as shown in Fig. 9, and receive the looped; lacing when released from the lacing holding mechanisms k k.

' The ipstock v is in the form otla thin metal ribbon ihewidih of which forms the le'ngh of adOuhle tip 136, as shown in Fig. 18, which when out centrallyby the tip cutrin mechanism 3 forms a finished tip 137 on eac 1 end of the severed lacing material 11),

In the operation of my improved automat ic machine for manufacturing shoe, corset or similar lacings, the driving mechanism '0 is driven by a belt on the pulley 12in the usual The tip stock '27 is fed by the tip stock feed mechanism 1 intermittently through the indenturing dies and 107 to 5 and 99 of the tip forming mechamsm n. The cont inu-ousstrip of lacing material'w-is brought preferably froma can on the floor (not shown) in which- ,it is coiled, passed through the guide eye 20 i and the tension device 22 on the lacing feed slide f and theend secured in the lacing ca'r 'ryingmechanism h. The. operations of re-. ciprocally feeding thestrip of lacing material applying the double tip to the strip of lacing material, cutting a double tip centrally and releasing a completed lacingv areall pertthe driving shaft. Starting with the operaiive'paris inthe'positions as shown in the drawings, the lacing carrying mechanism h is tip forming and tip mittent motion mechanism m, the lacing clamping aws operating mechanisms at both open the two-sets ol' clamping operatingto jaws 50 and 51 of the lacing carrying mechanism h which lie in the path in which the 105 of lacing material is fed. The lacing feed slide reciprocating mechanism'g op-er' ates to move the lacing feed slide f to the left to a point slightly beyond the disk 35 in strip t-h'e'lacing carrying mechanism h which car ries the strip oflacing material around one of thewings 37 on the right hand disk 35 and through the clamping jaws 50 and 51. The clamping jaws now close automatically onto the strip; of lacing material and hold same, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11'. The lacing carrying mechanism it is revolved on'eseventhot a revolution and locked by the lacing earryingintermittent motion mechanism m to bring the strip of lacing material over the fixed tip forming die 99. The. clam ing jaws 50 and 51 are depressed by the acing depressing mechanisms Z] to lower the strip of lacing material into the fixed tip forming die 99. Y mechanism a is operated by the-tip. forming operating mechanism 0 to form a double tip on the stripof lacing material. The lacing feed slide f is moved to the right and slightly beyond the right hand the 115 The tip forming disk 35 which carries the strip of lacing material around oneof the wings 37'on the left hand disk 35 and through the next set of open clamping jaws 50 and 51 which close and hold the strip of lacing ma terial. I v

The lacing carrying mechanism 71/ is revolved one-seventh of a revolution to bring the strip. of'lacii'ig ,niaterial into the cutter blades 130.130 of the tip cutting mechanism s-which are operated to cut the double tip centrally and sever the strip of lacing ma.-

terial, thereby forn'iing finished tip on the severed ends of the lacing material. The tipped ends of the lacings are still'held by the clamping jaws 50 and 51 for three intermittent rotary moven'ien' s of the" lacing car- 'rying mechanism 7L or un il the same have reached their lowest; positions. The lacing holding mechanisms 7c operate alternately to hold the looped portions of the lacings between a wing 37 on a disk 35 and an L- shaped end 77 of a clamping slide 76 un il the clamping jaws 50 and 51 are alternately opened by the lacing clamping aws operating mechan sms 1 a and the lacings allowed to drop down into the position, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 9. The clamping slide 76 is now released and through the tension of. the coiled spring 81 moves outward,

thereby releasing the lacings and allowing the sane to drop alternately onto a lacing receiving hook it at each end of the machine. These. operations, which are practically simultaneous and cont inuous, may be repeated indefini ely.

The machin ma lengths of lacings by adjusting the disks 35 35 of the lacing receiving mechanism '71, lengthwise on the shaft 5, adjusting the throw of the lacing teed slide f by adjusting the slide 26 on the tubular arm 23 of the lacing feed slide reciprocating mechanism g,

adjustingthe lacing io'lding mechanisms 7c 7r to correspond to the disks 35 35 and adjusting the position of the lacing receiving hooks a u to correspond to the location of the disks p Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: A 1. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, means for feeding and doubling a strip of lacing material in the machine, means for holding the looped ends of the doubled lacing material, means for holding the doubled lacing material intermediate the lo'oped ends, and

means for giving an intermittent rota-ry'movement to the doubled strip of lacing material.

2. In a machine for manufacturing lacings, means forfeeding and doublinga strip of lacing material in the machine, means for holdingthe doubled strip of lacing material, means for givin an intermittent rotary motion to the doubled strip of lacing material,

be adjusted for different 'lacin material, means for holding the denbled acing material, means for giving anintermittent rotary motion to the oubled lacing material, means for applying a double tip to the doubled lacing material, means for cutting the double tip centrally and-severing the lacing material, means for releasing the completed lacings, and meansfor receiving the finished lacings.

5. In a machme for manufacturing lacings', a driving mechanism, a lacing feed mechan-. ism adapted to reciprocally feed'a'strip of lacing materialinto the ,machine,"means for receiving and doubling predetermined lengths of the strip of lacing material, and

feed mechanism with the driving mechanism.

6, In a machine for manufacturing lacings,

a driving mechanism, a lacing feed mechanism adapted to reciprocally feed a strip of lacing material, a lacmg carrying mechanism adapted to continuously receive, double and hold the doubled lacing material, an intermittent motion-mechanism operatively connected with and adapted to give an intermit- :means for operatiyely connecting the lacing tentfrotary movement to the lacing carrying" mechanism, means for operatively connecting mechanism, and means for operatively connectin the intermittent motion mechanism With t 1e driving mechanism.

7. In a machinefor manufacturinglacings,

a frame, abed on the frame, a driving mechanism on the bed, a lacinglfeed mechanism adaptcdito reciprocally feed a'strip of lacing material, alacing carrying mechanismadapt ed to continuously double and hold the den- -ing thellacing feed mechanism with thedrivbled lacing material, an intermittent motion mechanism operatively connected with and I adapted to give an intermittent rotary movement to the lacing carrying mechanism, a tip forming mechanism adapted. to form'a double tip on the doubled lacing material, a tip cutting mechanism adapted to cut the douhle tip centrally and sever the lacingmaterial, means for operatively connecting the lacing feed mechanism with, the driving mechanism, means for operatively connecting the intermittent motion mechanism with the driving mechanism, means for operatively connecting the tip forming 'mechanism with the driving mechanism, andmeans V an intermittent r carrying mechanism, fand m anism, 1a lacingv carrying ,jnotches forming a series oiradii-ii for. operatively connecting'vithe Itip cutting. mechanism with the driving mech'an'isn-i.. 8. In a machine for manufacturing la'cing's i a frame, a bed on the frame, a driving mechmechanism comprising a shaft rotatably: supported in'bearings on the bed, two s i shaft each dish having af -series of:

Wings ,1 a

I as

ng' lacing feed jinjechanismopeigtiv ly "'t-ogi-v. areciplrbcatinlgimotiontofthe sli rid-means forf operativelyconnecting? reciprocating I lacing, feed "mechanism he ..,(lr iving 70 mechanism. aceddisks cngthe'" I 'r'ipheralmechanismy 'a lacing lacing feed mechanismljadapted to recipr'oja callyieed a strip. of'lacing lacing carrying me ativ'ely connecting" the. lacing 9. In a machine for'manuiacturing lacings';

a 'frame',a bed on theframe, a driving mechamsm, 1 a lacing carrying mechanism -compr1s' each; disk having I af'serieslflhf} v notches} clamping jaws on jter-mittent rotary-motion to the .ing mechanism,

'ings, a fra1ne, a

. the bed, spa

and adapted tovgijve motion to the .lacin a track on the he ed to alternately to th e lacing carrying me forming a series of radi a strip of laing a'shaft rotatahly; supported in bearings onthe bed, tw,0 space radial wings, two circular ii rainesfon the shaft intermediate the disks,"- a series of maticallv clamp material,- a 1st I tore'cipmcallyieed a strip of lacing material chanisin, means for giving intermittent rotary motion tojthe lacing carrying mechanism,

and-hold a strip .165 lacing d disks' on the. shaft peripheral forming a series a of intermediate the frames adapted to'autof.

clng feed mech ani'sm' adapted and means for operativelvfconnecting the lacing feed mechanism' with the driving mechanismi l 10. In a machine for mannf mechanism; a lacing carrying com rising a' shaft rotatahly the ed, two spaced disks on disk having a series of peripheral? notches alwings', atraclg ontlie bed; a slide on the track adapted to feed mechanism, a reciprocating lacing-feed mechanism; operativ-ely motion'to the slide, meansfor iving an in actu'ring lac-l 'ingsya frame, a bed onthe-frame, a driving mechanism; supported fonthe shaft each cing material'to the lacingcarry connected withsthe'g slide and adapted to; give a reciprocatinglacing carry-v and means for .Qperatively rnaterial t0 the. chanis'in; means for iving". tary moticntojthe' aciri'g eans foroper 'feed mechanism with-the driving mechanismconnecting" the reciprocating lacing 'feed mechanism wi 11'. In a' machine for. manuiacturinglacv v bed on: the frame," a*driving mechanism, a lacing 'ca'rrying' comprising a shaftjrotatably su ported on ced disks 'on the she t each disk having a series of peripheral notches forming a series of radial Wings, aniflterinittent motion mechanism 0 era'tively connected with the shaft and wit thedriviilg carrying mechanism',. (1' a s iced a strip'bf lacing material around the wings on the disks, a reciproth the driving mechainsmi Y mechanism mechanism" an intermittent rotary:

'de onlth'e track adapth d p de' com r1si 1 1g -a shaftg rqtatably 1 er; "the; ed; spaced disks -6n Ethesh af h ng e' t e 0 Pe Immediate radial-win s; circular the "shaft intermediate the disks rialfor 'a predetermined period g'a lacmglde pressing mechanismadapted? to Ygive a recip+ rojcating 1 me s f r *e v fi' tary movement. to the anism, and "means:

achi "e for lacing "carrying -mech the ed; spacedg disksf' on termedi -te radial wings; a lacing 'holdi ng ai p'rede'ter' 'ned period, me

intermittent rotary, movement to, the lacing carrying mecham' yi. "ti'vely connecting' ism with the'dr vingmechani'sm, 'f

"mechanism; .a;

mechanism com r sing a ported on "each disk lacing carrying shaft rotatably' su i ks n' h h terme'diateiradialvnngs; circular frames on m v. P qfflacin'g' in for operating the'l lamping j awsflneans for j-tjhe clamping-jaws al lacing on a radiali 'termined' period; means I mittent rotary movement for giving an inter-,-

nectin'g the lacingp the driving mechamsr'n',-and means for reci-procallv feeding a strip of lac ng material a driving a bed on the frame,

chamam emsm, a lacing carrying mo ported on? v aehf sk pheralnotches end m clamping jaw ntheeircnlar'fram edaptedfl "to automatically hold a "strip of lacingmjate sain movement" to the clamping def-int t e me t y i g m k for operativelyconnecting. 1

, maniifacti iinglaci j ansforgiving an: Y

and ,means for operathedacing holding me'chan- 1 "a machineflforrnannfactiliingflacei ';;to the disks of the lacing-carrying mechana e-foi nearin -ant .r frame a e we -f. -'emei d v g rrymg Jnechanis'mthe. lacing "depressing mechamsm I the,

' "the she teach-disk I having aseries] of pei'ipheral notchesfandii1 inechanisjni'adapted' to hold the looped pore] tion of, a lacing ona-radialwing of' fl disk for In 'nuichin'e for mmiufacturing lac- 1 material onthe ends of alacing-jfor a:prede-.

j comprising'a shaft rotatablyisu ported-on the.

ed, spaced disks onuthe-x sha having a; series of eripheral notches andradial wings,

circular I miles on the shaft'intermediatetheg. d sks, a series of clampingjaws-on the circular frames" adapted to holdza strip of lacing termmed period, means fo'r .operating the Y clamping aws; meansifor giv1ng- .a radialreciprocating movement toithe' clamping 'j aws,

a doubletipforming mecharn'sm operatively connected with 113116: drivmg mechanism, means for feeding tip stock t'o'the-tip forming mechanism,- means "stock; a lacing-holding mechanism adapted to hold the .loo'ped portion of a-lacing on a S radial wing of a disk for a predetermined period; means for givingjan "intermittent for 'indenturing the tip rotary movement to the. lacing I-ca'rrying mechanlsm, means for operativelyconnecte ing the lacing holding mechanism with the driving mechanismjmeans for reciprocallyfeeding a strip of lacing material to the-lacing 'carrving mechanism, and means for receivingthe completed lacings."

.116. In a machine' for manufacturing. .lac-.- ings the combination of strumentalitis: A fra'me'a; a bed; I), 'su'pported on the frame, a driving mechanism 0- on the bed; an operating lever d,- a lacing feed track e on the bed, a lacing feed slide f on the track, alacing feed slide reciprocating mechanism g operatively connected with the feed slide f andwith the driving mechanism c, a

lacing carrying mechanism h adapted to double and hold a strlp oflacing material and having a series of clamping-jaws, operating the I following -intwo subscribing witnesses.

mechanism to) .operativelv' connected with the clamping jaws and with the driving mechanism,' lacing holding mechanism 7c 70 operativelyc'onne cted with the lacing carrying mechanism It and with the driving-mechanism 0,; lacing depressing mechanisni' l l'7ope1-*- atively connected with the clamping jaws and with-the driving mechanism, a lacing carrym e'ch anism h and with the driving mechanto the lacingcarrying mechanism .h, a tip forming mechanism 71 adapted to form adou- .ism c to give an intermittent rotary motion -ble tip on a strip of lacing materiaha tip forming operating mechanism 0 operatively connected with the tip forming mechanism n and with the driving mechanism 0, a tip stock indenturing mechanism 19 operatively connected with the driving mechanism 1- operatively connected with the driving mechanism: c, a tip cutting mechanism s-oper I'atively connected with the driving mechanism c and adapted to cut a double tip cen- -trall'y and sever the lacing material,-a tip stock feed reel t rotatably secured to the machine, lacing receiving hooks adjustably secured at each end of the machine, and'means I.

for adjusting 1 the machine for different lengths of lacings, as described.

45 ing intermittent motion mechanism m oper- .atively connec'ted with the lacing 'carrylng 

